A 27-year-old man was killed and a 23-year-old man wounded in a shooting Monday night (Jan. 9) in the 2500 block of New York Street in Gentilly, according to NOPD.

One victim had a gunshot wound to the stomach, police said. It was not immediately known where the other man was shot. One of the victims died later at a local hospital, but police did not specify which one.

Family members said the men are brothers.

The men were sitting inside a vehicle in a driveway when they heard gunshots, police said. Responding officers, called shortly after 10 p.m., found both still inside the vehicle. Both victims were transported to the hospital by EMS.

Late Monday, police had cordoned off New York Street from Arts to Painters as investigators congregated in the street near a home. Several evidence cones had been placed in front of the house.

Sam Jones, who was waiting next to the crime scene tape as officers searched the area with flashlights, said both victims were his nephews.

Jones said he was at home watching television when he heard five or six shots. He said he and the 15-year-old brother of the victims both ran down the stairs to find the men shot inside of a car parked in the driveway.

The brother said both men were breathing when he got to the car. But one of the men had "lost a lot of blood."

"He was breathing, like slow breaths," the victims' brother said.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Homicide Division detective Bruce Brueggeman at 504.658.5300 or Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111 or toll-free at 877.903.STOP.

Correction: An earlier version of this post included an incorrect age for one of the shooting victims, based on information provided by police. The deceased victim's correct age is 27.